Larry Carlat

We couldn’t have been in love with each other at any other time in our lives — only right now

JANUARY 8, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

Why a father stayed in a marriage that was long overdue for divorce

MARCH 30, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

Looking back on how the woman of my dreams drove a wedge between my best friend and me

MARCH 5, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

A journey to spiritual awakening — without ever leaving the house

AUGUST 15, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

Sometimes death makes a kind of heartbreaking sense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

Now that my kids are almost adults, it's finally time for yet another awkward conversation

DECEMBER 11, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

'Hey Nineteen' by Steely Dan has it all: sex, drugs and rock 'n' old

JUNE 18, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

Luke Skywalker had Obi-Wan Kenobi. Bob Dylan had Woody Guthrie. I had Bob Speisman.

JANUARY 24, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

Reeling in the years with Norma Desmond of 'Sunset Boulevard' — she might've been crazy, but she wasn't as old as you think

FEBRUARY 21, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

You were young, sad and beautiful. I was your brother-in-law. 25 years later, would love to hear your voice again.

MAY 23, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

Hating on yucky vegetables was one of my defining traits, a last-gasp attempt to hold on to my youth — until a curious thing happened

APRIL 4, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

Watching the aging process in accelerated time is a reminder of just how fast it all flies by

APRIL 24, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

A fave song makes me think of kisses never kissed

NOVEMBER 26, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

Great ideas. Big plans. There's plenty of time to make all these dreams come true — starting tomorrow. 

MARCH 28, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

It’s taken me 50 or so years to finally become comfortable in my own skin, and I now see that as the epitome of being cool

FEBRUARY 28, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

Helping my ex-wife pack up the home we shared for 30 years, I realized it was time to close the door

NOVEMBER 16, 2012 | By Larry Carlat

The Mad Man and I share a good cry about our mothers

APRIL 10, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

Finding the right words for the right woman, all my life

FEBRUARY 13, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

A children’s book for grown-ups who want to keep growing

MARCH 13, 2013 | By Larry Carlat

If it can work for me — a guy who has eaten so many chicken wings I may actually sprout a pair — it can work for anyone

FEBRUARY 7, 2013 | By Larry Carlat